賀氏圖騰釋義

• 【釋義】 賀，加財、加物之意。以禮物相慶賀。

• 【起源】 源於姜姓。春秋時，齊桓公姜小白的曾孫慶封，在齊景公時任左相，後在齊景公姜杵臼繼位之後逃往吳國，被吳王餘祭賜給朱方（今江蘇丹徒）之地，後逐漸興旺起來。到了東漢時期，慶氏後裔傳至汝陰郡令（今安徽合肥、渦陽一帶）、會稽人慶儀時，其曾孫慶純官拜侍中，在劉祜成為漢安帝之後，為避漢安帝之父清河王劉慶之名諱，因慶、賀二字意相近，改為賀純，後代便相傳為賀氏。

• 得姓始祖： 賀純（慶純）

• 始祖地： 江蘇丹徒

• 郡望堂號： 會稽、河南、廣平；四明堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 86 位／約 274 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 70 位

• 現存家譜： 105 部

Interpretation of the He (賀) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "賀" (He) carries the meaning of adding wealth or goods. It specifically refers to celebrating or congratulating an occasion by offering gifts. The character is composed of "Add" (加) and "Shell/Money" (貝), visually representing the bestowal of riches.

Origin: The surname originates from the Jiang (姜) royal surname of the State of Qi.

• 1. During the Spring and Autumn period, Qing Feng, a great-grandson of the famous Duke Huan of Qi (Jiang Xiaobai), served as the Left Chancellor. After Duke Jing of Qi ascended the throne, Qing Feng fled to the State of Wu, where King Yuzhai granted him the land of Zhufang (modern-day Dantu, Jiangsu). His lineage flourished there.

  2. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qing descendants had moved to the Kuaiji and Ruyin regions. A prominent descendant, Qing Chun, served as a Palace Attendant (Shizhong). When Emperor An (Liu Hu) took the throne, it became necessary to observe a naming taboo for the Emperor's father, Liu Qing (the Prince of Qinghe). Because the characters "慶" (Qing) and "賀" (He) share similar meanings of celebration, Qing Chun changed his surname to He Chun. His descendants thereafter carried the He surname.

• Ancestral Founder: He Chun (formerly Qing Chun)

• Ancestral Homeland: Dantu, Jiangsu Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Kuaiji (Shaoxing), Henan, Guangping; Siming Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 86th most common / Approx. 2.74 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 70th

• Extant Genealogies: 105 volumes